Most Japanese restaurants offer salmon on their menus. But at Nori Sushi and Asian Kitchen, a new eatery at Desert Ridge Marketplace in northeast Phoenix, the fish comes grilled, dressed in creamy buttered sweet corn and paired with Asian sweet mashed potatoes ($12).

Salmon can be found in haemul pajeon, a Korean pancake stuffed with seafood and green onion ($7); as crispy baked salmon skin with feta cheese and ponzu ($10); or as wasabi sake sushi of spicy salmon mixed with cucumber and avocado in a salmon roll, topped with kizami (soy sauce-marinated) wasabi and jalapeño wasabi vinaigrette ($16).

Set in the space that formerly was San Felipe’s Cantina, the fusion inspiration comes from chef-owner Hyunwook Lee, who also owns Puro Gelato at Paradise Valley Mall, and is the former owner of Pure Sushi in Scottsdale.

The menu spans broad categories ranging from Korean beef short ribs ($12) to Chinese chow fun ($12) to calamari tempura with Asian pesto ($7). The restaurant also emphasizes daily specials, such as Bluefin toro belly flown in from Spain.

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